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Senator Says God won't Save Us from Climate Change Doom
Michael McAuliff writes for the Huffington Post about Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's rebuttal to those who contend God would never allow mankind to destroy the planet: Although Whitehouse did not name names, some of his Senate colleagues could be counted as...
Tags: Global Change, The Huffington Post, Bible, Environmental Issues, Ecosystems
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Housing programs critical to Aberdeen
Access to rural housing programs that benefit a significant number of homebuyers in Aberdeen could be extended under a bill introduced Thursday by Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., and others. Without an extension of some sort, the city would lose access to two...Tags: Mike Crapo, Economy, Business and Finance, Jerry Moran, 2010 Census, Mike Johanns
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Medal of Honor goes to Korean War chaplain
WASHINGTON — When men who served in the Korean War with Emil Kapaun describe him, they do not talk about the acts most commonly associated with the Medal of Honor: He fell on no grenades, captured no enemy machine guns, killed no enemy soldiers....
Tags: Human Interest, U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Conflicts, Politics, Prisoners and Detainees
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Rubio has dinner at the White House
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, one of President Obama’s most persistent critics, joined him for dinner at the White House on Wednesday night to talk immigration, the budget and a wide range of other... -
Obama courts GOP senators, Part II
WASHINGTON – President Obama is proving to be a popular dinner host. Republican senators who dined Wednesday at the White House, the second time Obama has extended an invitation to his sometime adversaries, offered mostly positive reviews,...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Mike Enzi, Mike Crapo, John Thune, Politics
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Rubio dines with political adversary Obama
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, one of President Obama’s most persistent critics, joined him for dinner at the White House on Wednesday night to talk immigration, the budget and a wide range of other topics. Not big breakthroughs emerged from the...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Mike Enzi, Mike Crapo, John Thune, John Boozman
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Obama and GOP senators discuss issues over dinner
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama hosted Republican senators at the White House Wednesday evening, with dinner conversation including the deficit, gun control and immigration. A White House official characterized their discussion over steak...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Mike Enzi, Mike Crapo, John Thune, Politics
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Farm groups offer conflicting views on commodity title
Oklahoma wheat grower Scott Neufeld has long benefited from the certainty and planting flexibility provided by the direct payments that were first offered in the 1996 “Freedom to Farm” bill. But as Congress moved to discontinue those payments last year,...Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Arable Farming, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Marketing
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Turning the tables on Jack Lew
WASHINGTON -- President Obama won re-election in part by beating up on his opponent for receiving big corporate payouts in exchange for dubious work and for socking away money in tax havens such as the Cayman Islands. So it's a bit, well, rich that...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Mitt Romney, Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Max Baucus
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The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Barbara Boxer, Politics, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins
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What expiration of payroll tax holiday will cost you
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe country didn't go over the so-called 'fiscal cliff', but your paycheck will still be smaller starting in a couple of weeks. That's because the payroll tax holiday is expiring. Congress lowered the amount workers pay in Social Security payroll tax in...Tags: Jerry Moran, Environmental Issues, Fiscal Cliff, Wind Power, George H.W. Bush
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Senate approves 'fiscal cliff' deal, sends it to House
Hours before a midnight deadline Monday, the White House reached a tentative deal with Congress to stop an enormous tax hike for all but the wealthiest households and to postpone for two months tough decisions on how to cut federal spending. After a rare...
Tags: Politics, Fiscal Cliff, Crime, Law and Justice, George H.W. Bush, Washington, DC
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